Fastener inserting machine



Allg. 16, 1932. p R, GLASS 1,872,441

FASTENER INSERTING MACHINE Filed Sept.' lO, 1929 9 Sheets-Sheet l Fig 1 Aug. 16, 1932. P. R. GLASS 1,872,441

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This invention relates toVK fastenerfinserting machines and 1s herein illustrated, as embodied in an `automatic high-speedmachlne provided With mechanism forinserting-eand i Setting lacinghooks 4'and with mechanlsmxby which the Work is fed .stepibystep rto space successive lacingfhooks ene `from another.

In machines4 of the typereferred to-.the lacing-hooks are commonly-f transferred f from a raceiva'yA to an anvil by which `they are inserted into the Work andv [clenched against an upsetting tool. AThe anvilis- Carried by a plunger to Which-,reciprocatory motion is imparted by suitable mechanism.

To insure proper placing .of the lacingby an adjustable abutment-While the plunger is being retracted from the Work, thepurpose of the abutment being to-arrestthe anvil Lin register with the raceway.; `That oonstruc.; tion involves lost-motion and deflection ofthe yieldable element in' every cycle ofthefma-A chine, and the strikingzof the abutment in* creases the noise ofoperation.` Y i,

ln view'of the foregoing anzobjectzof the present invention is. to `do .-avvayl vvithz the yieldable connection above mentione'dfand at the same time to provide improved mechanism for reciprocatinga fastener-inserting member and a plunger. by which it is icarried. positively in both directions and. at the same time to provide forregulating both limitsof their travel., as may be required, ontheone hand, toinsure accurateJ register ,of the-anvil with a raceway, and on( the. other-ihand,,to regulate the .clenching pressure With regard to the thicknessof the Worin Q In accordance with novel features Qfithc present invention, the illustrated machine is provided with a reciprocatory plunger-,by

which a hook-inserting anvil is-carredrfrom the delivery end of a racevvay "toward a Glenchng feelL and vdel versa and, @evacuactua-ted Ymechfinisci by Whichgtlw plunger is reciprocal-ed positively in ,apposite adire@- tions, v:the operating mechanism including two individually adjustable devices byy which. the

tivo-limits' ofthe stroke orrange Lof move-l ment of; the anvil may be regulated one inde? pendently of the other. y By,eliminatingthe aforesaid-yieldable connetion and the arrest-V ing abutment with which former heck-sietting machines yhave been provided, the; present imp rovedI construction eliminates lost mo; tion and repeatedhammeringactions` and noise due to the cooperationpf ,thoselfornier elements, While, by incorporating the tWD w21-1, justable regulating.y devices linto operating mechanismv ,that ireciprocates the anvil, positively in opposite directionsthepresent-Aconstruction ,is-relieved from the necessity Jof repeatedly delecting a yieldable connection.

,In operation of .a machine of the .type referred tothe p anvil *occupies the throat of alacing-hoolr until .the barrel vof :thehook beenwupsetand clenched. It isneces;` sary, tl'iererforeito retract the anvillilateraally from the throatpf the .clencliedh-oek before the anvil can .return to the-'pofsition when@ it -receivesfthe next .hook Vfrofmthe .hooksupplying means. v@P referablfg and as yherein illustrated, .the invention provides improved mecharisin A fdr retracting ,the anvil laterallyas above exe plainedfsaid mechanism being ,constructed to provide for manual'retraction oftheanvil so that infor example, alacing-hoolr. ibe comes stuck 1n theracetvay orlodgedon the anvil Whilethe machine is being'turnediover y by handit may be readily dislodged andreinoyed fromthe machine. Y f

,In accordance with other novelfeature'sjof the' invention the illustrated machinefis 1pro vided lwith a two-part-artieulated lever for shifting the anvil in and -out-,:. the two parte of tlie lever having cooperative `abutting elements by which they arenormal-ly` main"- tained iin g a constan-t relation. so that .under normal `lopera-tingL conditions ftheyare, @in-,efe feet,a;the same asla rig-idrone-.piede levennOn'e of I these abutting elements is resilient Vand maintained under initial deflection .butqit's resiliency is not called into play except when movement of the anvil in one direction is obstructed, for example, by dirt or chips; or

, when the operator retracts the anvil manually to remove a lacing-hook that has been anvil under normal conditions but at the same time the resilient abutment provides for yielding when conditions so require.

In latter years it has been common to equip automatic hook-setting machines with mechanism for supplying individual sections or pieces of reinforcing material to shoe uppers at the points where the barrels of the lacing-hooks are inserted therein, the material for such purpose being fed in strip form and severed into sections as the work progresses through the machines. Experience has shown that for work of this kind reinforcing pieces approximately one-half inch square are preferable with regard to furnishing suitable anchorage for the lacing-hooks, and with regard also to economy in the quantity of reinforcing material used and to preserving flexibility of the reinforced portions'of the uppers. It is customary, therefore, to sever the pieces of reinforcing material from a strip one-half inch in width, but when, as in the machine ,herein illustrated, the strip is fed in the same direction as the article of work in which lacing-hooks are to be inserted one aspect of the problem is to restrict the length of the individual sections or pieces of'reinforcing material to a uniform standard length preferably about one-halfy inch. The difficulty in this respect will be appreciated when it is considered that automatic hook-setting machines for commercial purposes must be capable of regulation with respect to the length of the feeding steps imparted to the work and that when, as in the machine herein illustrated, the feeding steps imparted to the strip of reinforcing material are derived from regulatable Work-feeding mechanism some provision must be made to nullify the effect of regulating the Work-feeding mechanism in so far as the feeding of the strip is concerned, if reinforcing sections all of one standard length are to be severed under all conditions.

It has heretofore been proposed to accomplish the results above set forth by providing one means to advance the strip coextensively with the article of work, and by providing supplemental means to retract the strip a relatively short distance equal to the' difference between the standard constant length allotted to the reinforcing pieces and any greater length of the steps imparted to the work. Moreover, in prior machines organized to operate in that manner at least one of the means provided for moving the strip has required piercing the strip as an incident to performing this function.

In View of these considerations a further object of the present invention is to provide improved strip-feedin mechanism that will restrict the length of the individual pieces of reinforcing material to a constant dimension notwithstanding Vvariations in the length of the feeding steps imparted to the work and to do so without piercing the strip and without encumbering the machine with supplemental means for retracting the strip.

To this end a novel feature of the invention consists in improved means constructed and arranged to be operated by regulatable work-feeding mechanism to feed a strip of reinforcing material solely by friction with steps of uniform length under all conditions of feed regulation. A 1' The illustrated machine is provided also with improved mechanism for operating a bladed disk by which lacing-hooks are fed from a hopper into a raceway, but this subject of invention is the subject of a divisional application Serial No. 484,624, filed September 26,1930.

Referring to the drawings,

Fig. l is a front elevation of a hook-setting machine constructed in accordance with the present invention, certain portions of the machine being represented as broken away;

Fig. 2 is a right side elevation of the machine portions of which are represented as partly broken away.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of an adjustable operating connection shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but drawn on a larger scale and representing certain portions in vertical section;

Fig. 5 is a top plan view partly in horizontal section showing thegeneral organization of the work-feeding mechanism, and mechanism for feeding lacing-hooks from the hopper to the raceway;

Fig. `6V is a View partly in elevation and partly in vertical section of a portion of the machine as viewed from the left-hand side;

Fig. 7 is ,a perspective view of one part of an articulated lever shown in its entirety in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a horizontal section through the structure intersected by broken line VIII- VIII of Fig. 6;

. Fig. 9 is a vertical section of the hook.- supporting member or anvil with an unclenched lacing-hook lodged thereon;

Fig. 10 is a top plan view of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 6, the frame of the machineY being represented in section;

Figllv is a top plan view partly in section of a portion of the mechanism included in Fig. l0;

Fig. 12 is a View similar to the right hand portion of Fig. 11 except that the hook-supporting' member or anvil is in a different` levers and a clutch which the `cam shaft,

is driven;

Figs. and 16 are vertical sections on an enlarged scale showing successivepositions of mechanism for feeding astrip of reinforcing material and means for severing the strip into sections; n

Fig. 17 is a horizontal section through the structureintersected by broken line XVIT- XVH of Fig. 15; l r Y i y Fig.f18 is an elevation partly in section of ratchet-and-pawl means for operating the strip-feeding rollfshown inFigs. 15 and 16;

Fig. 19 is an elevation partly insection of'a device for controlling the feeding pawl shown in Fig. 18; n

Fig. 20 is a perspective view of the feeding pawl anda controlling arm Vaffixed thereto;

Fig. 21 is a right hand elevation of a hopper from which lacing-hooks are fed to the raceway, the mechanism for operating the feeding device being included;

Fig. 22 is a front elevation partly broken away of the operating mechanism included in Fig. 21, the direction of the view being from left to right of` Fig. 21;

Fig. 23 is a perspectiveview of a ratchetand-sleeve couple included in the operating mechanism shown in Fig.'21;

Fig. 24 is a view similar to Fig.A 1 of the operating mechanism in another position;

Fig. 25 is a longitudinal section of an eX- tensible two-part connecting link intersected by line XXV-XXV of Fig. 22;

Fig. 26 is a cross-section of said link in the plane indicated by broken line XXVI- XXVI of Fig. 25; and

Fig. 27 is a perspective view including a portion of the main raceway and a lacinghook therein.

- The general organization and operation of the illustrated machine are as follows. The machine includes a horizontal work-support on which anarticle of work is periodically clamped and released by a vertically movableV a horizontally 'movable feed-carriage. v,The clenching tool is provided with a central projection or pilot that serves rst to punch a hole lin the hook-receiving materials, and

thereafter serves to feed the work and to guide the barrel of a lacing-hook through the materials and to the upsetting and clenching surface of the tool. For the purpose of punching a hole in the materials, this punching member cooperates with a solid hardened steel punch-block imbedded in and forming a part of the work-support. The

zontal bearings in its rear portion for a cam-v shaft 31. A driving clutch of well-known construction is mounted onthe shaft 31 (see Figs. 1 and 14). This type of clutch is more fully, illustrated and described in United States Letters Patent No. 1,534,107 granted YApril 21, 1925 on an application filed by me.

The driving member of the clutch is a continuously rotating pulley 32 mounted loosely on the shaft. The driven member 33 of the clutch is aihxed to the shaft and carries an axially displaceable wedge member 34 by which the-driven member `33 may be coupled to and nncoupled from the driving member 32. A spring contained in the driven member 33, but not shown, tends normally to force'the wedge memberv34 into coupling position, while a vvertically movable controlling rod 3.5 is arranged to defiect the member 34 and thereby Vuncouple the clutch. VVben the controlling rod y cooperates with the wedge member 34 as shown in Figs. 1

ido

and 14 it not only uncouples the driving .Y

member 32 from the cam shaft but also arrests the rotation of the shaft so that kthe several mechanisms (not including the mechanism for operating thehopper) are brought to rest in the positions illustrated in Figs'. *A

1, 2, 4,5, 6, 10 and 15. The controlling rod 34 may be connected to a treadle and is normally raised by a. spring 36 into the path of rotation of the wedge member 34, but when it 'is depressed to release the wedge member,

the latter acts automatically to couple the member 33 to the driving member 32. Y

In Fig. 14, an assemblage of the principal cams is shown in rear elevation. These cams, lreading from left to right, .are as follows. A cam y40 for operating the workf Hock-inserting mechanism The heck-supporting member commonly termed an fanv1l-, is shown best in Figs.

' 2, 6, .9, l0, 1l, 12 and 1,6. VrThis member is a hardened steel 'plate of rectangular config-v uration. ltsflonge'r margins are arranged to Yslide inL horizontal grooves formed in the upper end of a vertically movable plunger The upsetting and 'clenching tool 52 is atlixed to a vertically movable plunger 53. The plunger 51 is arrangedto slide in bearings e in :the iframe 30 and iso'perated by a lever'55 YI'n'ounted upon a horizontal fulcrum stud 5,6. -The rearV end ofthe lever a5 is .forked and embraces the power-actuated cam l2 las shoivninFigsjfZ Yand il The forward end of the lever 55 andthe plunger 5l are connected b f a'd'ustablel means formin r a l a D positive operating connection. This connection includesa pivot stud 57 which may be adjusted `for ,the purpose of regulating the amplitude of the reciprocations imparted to the plungenralthough'the amplitude of the reciprocations impartedto the lever 55 by the c`a1n4'f2 is constant.' E'The plunger 5lis vproyided with 'horizontal 'groove 60 (see `Fig. and theleverv55 is yprovided with a cornespondinrgroove and with a. slot 61 parallelfthereto'. f latter groove and the slotare `horizontal `When-'the forward end ot theleyer is at itslowest position The pivot stud 57 has alrectangular bodyportion be'- tween4 its ends. This rectangular portion lies in the groove in .theleverivhile oneend f' ofthe stud extends through the slot '6l Yand isprovided WithLascr-eivthread vwith which a nut 63 cooperates to clamp the stud to the lever. AThe' other end of the stud is cylindric and projects into a. rectangular block -62 arrangedto slide on the Walls forming the groove 6,0 lthe plunger. Thus, when the plunger 51 ,isattheflover limit Vot vits range ottravel, the grooyeSO and theslot 6.1 are parallel to', each other, and this limit'cannot be altered by adjusting the stud. 57 toward or Afrom the fulcrum 56. .lVhen thep'lunger isinthisjposition, thejhoolr-supporting member 50 shuld be exactly'injregister with the delivery end of the raceway 255 as shown in Figfgfbut' if'tlfere is vany inaccuracylwith respect to the registering relation of the member and thera'ceyvay it can be corieoted'byMan independent adjustment separate and distinct from that just described. It Will'be' understood that adjusting the stud 57 toward or from' the fulcrum stud56 Will regulate' the range of travel of theplunger 5l only. with regard to the upperv limit of such travel.'- 4" To facilitate adjusting the stud 57 as above describled,tl ie lever isprovided with an adjusting screw '6lk as'shown best in Fig. 6. A boss 65 formed on the; lever isV bored and tapped toreceiye the 'screvv'64. The screw 64 entendsfreely through a hole bored diametrically through the rectangular body of the stud l57 .andis 'provided With'a'head 66 and a collar engaging opposite sides 'of ythe stud. This headisforined to be grippedbyawrench for thep'urpose of 'adjusting the stud 57.

The aforesaid'independent adjustment for obtaining register of thel `hook-supporting meni 4e. '50 with Vthe delivei v end of the Vracerotajt" nal movement of the"fulcrunrstud, (see 8). For this purpose, the fulcr'uin stud vis formed ivith an eccentric bearing` portion 67 between tivo con'- centric portions 70, 70 of ditlerentdiameters. The stud entendsthrough two spaced portio-ns of the frame 30 vWhich are'boi'ed to provide holes of different diameters corresponding to the diameters of the tivo concentric portions 7 O, 70 so that the stud may be'readily inserted through both portions of the frame. The smallerend of the stud is provided with a lelampir'igshoulderf7l and With a screwthre'ad on Vwhich a clamping nut 72 is arranged. Thus", When'the nut-:72 is set up tightly the 'studie clamped securely to the traine. The operating lever '55 is arranged upon. the eccentric portion 67 of thel stud. To provide, for turning the stud, the smaller Vend, thereof is formed with a groove 73: to

receive'the tip screw-driver.

` lWi'th this-construction, if the hook-supporting member 50 does not register exactly Withtheraceyvavfas Vshown in Fig. 9, a slight turning oftheistud Will correct the error the range Aof oscillationy of the lever' 55.y and if, after making an adjustment of this kind, theflength r'of the stroke imparted tofthe:hook-'supporting member 50 by the s lefer is toolong orA too short with regard to the thickness Vofthe Work, the length of such stroke be regulated adjusting the pivot stud 57 as hereinbefore described.

' The' plunger 5lalso carries a twopart articulated lever for retracting the hoollf-supporting member 5 0 fromV the throat of a clenched hook. This lever is shown best in Figs' andz7. Cnc partv 7 4 of the articulated lever isconnecteditothe plunger 51 by a fulrCrum 5; "The other' art 6 of` this lever The articulate joint formed bythe stud 77 providesfor relative movement of the. com` ponent parts of the leverfor purposes here` inafter described, but during the normal operation. of the machine this lever is operated in its entirety by mechanism now about to be described.

One end of a link is pivotally connected to the articulated lever by the stud 77, while the other end of the Alink is pivotally connected to a second link 81 by a pivot pin 82 which extends through a rocker arm 83 loosely mounted upon a concentric portion 84 of the stud 56 as shown in Fig. 8. The link 81 is reciprocated lengthwise by a forked lever 85 mounted upon a fulcrum Vrod 86 and operated by the mated cams 44 and 45.

rlhe part 76 of the articulatedy lever is provided with a sleeve portion 87 in -which the stem of a coupling member 90 is ar-1 ranged to slide. The member 90 and the hook-supporting member `50 are operatively connected by a pivot pin 91. The part`76 is also provi-ded with a rigid abutment'92 (Fig. 7) the under surface of which is engaged by a spring-pressed abutment 93 car-A ried by the part 74. The upward stress exerted by the abutment -93 normally main# tains the abutment 92 against a rigid abutment 94 carried by the part 74. The abutment 94, as shown in Figs. 2 and`6, is in the form of a screw to provide for adjusting the part 76 relatively to the part 74 so that i when the articulated lever is at the rearmovement of the component parts of the lever may occur. For example, if movement of the anvil 50 toward the raceway were obstructed by a misplaced or deformed lacing-hook or by a chip or other element, continued movement of the part 74 to the rear would be dissipated in deiiecting the springpressed abutment 93.

Again, the part 76 of the articulated lever is provided with a downwardly extending finger-piece or handle 95 conveniently ar- 'ranged to be moved manually toward the rear whenever it is desired to retract the anvil 50 from the delivery end of the raceway while the machine is at rest. For eX- ample, it sometimes happens, Awhen testing a machine for the first time with lacing-hooks of a size or type different from those formerly'used in the machine, that an adjustment On the other hand,`

of one kind or another may be necessary to 'insure smooth running of the lacing-hooks,

and that before all the' necessary adjustments have been made a test hook may -become lodged on the anvil 50. In such a case, the

lacingehook sovlodged may be dislodged by' manually moving the finger-piece 95 to retract the anvil from the raceway without operating any other part of the machine. When the anvil 50 is'thus retracted any lacing-hook that may be lodged thereonl will be stripped from it by a pin 96 (Figs. 6 and 9) arranged under said member and aiiixed to the plunger 51. f n

It is Vto be notedthat the spring-pressed abutment 93 is not called upon 'for'any dei flection during normal operation of the machine. In practice the deflections of this'element are .so few and so infrequent that the spring does not undergo any appreciable de-A terioration with respect to its power or its resilience. l

The upper plunger 53 carrying the punching, feeding and clenching tool 52 is reciprocated vertically by a train of mechanism (see Figs. 1, 2 and 4) comprising toggle members 100, 101, a link 102,'a lever 103 and the cam 41. The lever 103 is mounted upon the fulcrum rod 86 and is provided with a forked portion that embraces the cam 41 and posite points to insure positive action'of the lever in both directions of its motion. i lThe formation of the tool 52 is shown best in Figs. and 16. The tool is provided with an annular upsetting and clenching surface 58 and Ywith a central pilot portion 59 that serves to punch holes in the hook-receiving materials as shown'in Fig.l16 and also serves to feed said materials as hereinafter explained. In punching a hole for the reception of the barrel 37 of a lacing-hook, the portion 59 cooperates with a solid liXed punch-block 104 imbedded in a portion 105 of the machine frame, the punch-block and the portion 105 constitutingl a work-support. In the operation of a machine of this type, the lower limit of vertical movement of the punching tool must be regulated with regard to the level of the punch-block. Accordingf ly, to provide for such regulation, the toggle member is arranged upon an eccentric portion 106 (see Fig. 4) of a pivot stud 107 which may be adjusted rotatively.` The end portions of the stud'107 are concentric in relation to each other and are arranged respectively in bearing portions 108 formed in the frame 30. Referring to Fig. 1, the left hand end of the stud 107 isprovided with a screw thread and with anut 109 by which it may be clamped to the frame in any position of adjustment.

The plunger 53 is arranged to slide vertically in a bearing portion 110 forming a.

-maintains contact with the cam attwo opi part of a horizontally Vmovable*feed-carriage.:

is ein tlieiienufofr. e lwke;leavingtue .spaced apart andlxconnected bye horizontal zpvotpinilflw The;ntermedeteeportien,of thegpinUAeXtends-,tlnough a'sleeve portion 1011115 formedxon;thenpper endef the plunger f 53. iii-:This iCQfnStrnetiom maintains unl-operatfn'g rnnneetionzbetieen the teggle meehenism and the plunger 53 und at theseme time 1f; prevides.'ioriherzentalreellement/ions Qi the nplunger Without burdening the work-feeding "fflliechllisln with the weight of the toggle 'tur n." iv 3X5. A'll .ne kpiuotfpinzll formingthe knee .ot-.the

:1': -etgglee mechanism stands initiallyat the rear zosefethe ,deed-@entier pesitin es eheivn in. Rigs 2 and et but the operating movement imparted -itethisfpnfby--the link 192m surcentr te Carry ':theeentergof thepn-eaeress and .Slghtlyybenyondtherdeadecenter position-i '.The stud 107 haringxtheieecentre pnrtien 10Q-Will be efliusted te cause: thepunchng.;portone59 t0 1 engage the punehfblock .104 whenthelinee of :the-,toggle 'mechanism isi atftheadeedecenter aonpinfto therfrontnf'the dead-center; gposition 1 i aeoverifatrthisftirnether ieedrearrige stendere/at th@ rightrhend. lmitfoetsfrnnge ef trevelso wthatrthe: punching; andefeedng tool l Willbe inregister Withtlre punchbloekrlQL-es shown :iin Feige When the machine is setneperantionnthe -upper plunger.: elreeutesits punch- -rignmetion ifa-ndr immediately; `rises every slightly in eonseqnenc'eioffmovingjtheknee of ffthesteggleeslightly bevondlhe dead-Center pqsition; r Whilerthefpunehing motion is .oc-

"-mecurrngftheyhnokfsuppertng member 50,

wrvllehrstands1ntelly -n the poistpnv Shown nini-lig 6,5fcompletesitsdownward tmvelfnd `-{rnoves toward the x deliverygend;of the raceto reeei've a-flacinghook-whieh is-gde- 'syqgesited thereon by; meehenismfytonbende- .@seribedgiilsefseon Yas.v 'the pressure vo f-.ft'he 1;, punehingfportion 59, upon thepunehbloelr been grelieved, (the i feed-carriage f moves Thome ,fright-pto; left -therebyfyeeding--the wf punehedniaterialfs und. pla-,Ging the upsetting Eeundffeleuhing 'tool 521m# registerawth .the

lacing-hook which is depositedon tliezvhook- A-;eupriertine luembereO es. SheWrLlmEigS- 9 s r argdllwhile the work-feeding operation is ,nivpregresseei e* i .',if While the tool 52 remains stationary in the positionshown in Fig. 16; the lowerv plunger 45l-rises 'to insertfthe barrel 37 of the Yh ook .f into the work andfto upset and; eleneh the fbarrel. The lower plunger 51 dwells through eshort period while it is at the upper limit `ori its insertingnnd clenehing stroke, and during this period oi' dwell the knee 113 o ,thea-toggle fmeclianisni returns`r to its.l initial fgpestiene This; return lluevemnt Causes slight downward motion Qi:l the tool52 prior to-the r-,etraictory `movement thereof und therebsrceuses el Supplementallenching 0f tthefbarrel ofthe vhook which has elready been lupset und` clenchedsby thel upward movement ofgthe;hoolrfsupporting member 50. A

-Mhilegth'e 'tool,^ 5l2 is rising vfrom the clenched hook, the hoek-supporting. member -Afis1retractedfronpthe throatl of the hook :by thm-mechanism eomprising the` two-part Ifurtiieuluted lever Tfgjlffzllig. 6).. Whengthe =hookfsupportingmember V50. has beenl reni trnetediarenough lto elpee-r the clenched lhook, the; lowerplungeu 51" descends to its initial positionshown in Eig-6, and: during the same Fperiod,the feedba-rlriege returns to its ini- Ytial*pesitiongthereby placing the tool 52aguin iure/gister :withtbe punch-block 104 as shown in Figs land 15.

q l Work-feeding mechanism The feedearriagefindicated numer- Tels-i110 und 112 iszopelgated by avwell-known 1 form of mechanism substantially liketliut illustrated end y,deserfbedliny United Stetes li LettersPute/nti,No.5 1,228,7631granted J unel 5, I 1911011;myupplieation. T his mechanism v is herein illustrated iirFigs. 1, 2, el, 5 andV 14. .,TheeOperatingmetieuis derived from the cam l0 und is transmittedy by z r train oiparts ,including alslide 120,f links 121 und122 arrangedeiinseries ennrm 1235,21noseillutory ,.,sleevevllsto whichV theurm 123 isaiixed, an erm 125 formed on the upper endpof the sleeve A(see Fig.1.)u 1forked. arm .126, u block 127 (Fig,Y 5)embra,ced by the forked end of the rf carin 126,- end yu psivot stud 123` by which the bloei; 127 ispivotallyconneeted to the feed- VCurrie-ge.The sleeveli is mounted on a everticeliroek-shaft 129lv but is not directly Confnectedthereto. he upperend lower ends of therock-shaft 1,29 are journaled in bosses 130 yformed-on-the frame 30. The forked arm 126 is formed with a split hub and is provided.

1 fwithe bolt131 by which the hub muy be con- -gtrgreted to Lgri-p the Kroch-shaft 129, An udjustagble operuting -connectionf between the larmen-125v and l126is provided by oppositely arranged set-screws 132 carried by the arm I` 126 `rsind v`arranged to abut against opposite AUsid-es pf thesrm 125 as shown in Fig. 5.

operating connection provides for regulating y,tliefrel-ittion.between the two arms so that the tool-5 2 (Fige-llmay befregistered with the beokrsuprertng member 50- A pivot pin 133 conneetingthe links 121 This which it is connected by apivot s tud 136.`

The lever 135 is mounted on a vertical fulcrum pin 137 having a bearing in a portion 136 of the frame. The distance between theaXes of the members 136 and 137 is commensurate with the distance between the axes of the members 136 and 133. Vlvloreovver, whenthe cam slide 120 is at theforward limit of its travel, the pivot memberr133 and the pivot member 137 arel coaxial, so that regulating movement of the lever 135 does not cause any change in the left-hand limit of feeding movement imparted to the feed-carriage but affects oniy the right-hand limit thereof.

An operating handle 140 is connected to the regulator 135 by a horizontal pivot pin 141 to permit up-and-down.movement of the handle, This movement is utilized to secure the regulator in the various positions of adjustment to which it may `be moved. As shown in 1, a compression spring 142 is interposed between the handle and the regulator, each of'which is provided with a socket for one end of the spring. A sector 143 is arranged under the regulator 135 and its outer edge is formed with teeth 144 to cooperate with complemental teeth'formed on a detent 145. The detent is carrie-d by the regulator and is connected thereto bv a pivot pin 146 (Fig. 1). The upper end `of the detent extends through a vrecess 147 Fi 5) formed in the handle 140 and is formed with slot 148 to cooperate with a pin 149 carried bv the handle. rThe spring 142 normallv raises the handle and thereby maintains the dctent 145 in engagement with the toothed edge of the sector 143. thereby locling the regulator against angular movement. but when the handle 140 is depressed it disengages the detent from the sector so that the handle mav then be moved horizontally` to impart regulating movement to the regulator135.

Presser-foot A presser-foot 150 is arranged to cooperate with the work-support 104. 105. lts de- `s of construction are shown best in'Figs. 4. 10 and 13` The presser-foot is aiiued to the upper end of a lifting rod 151. for which purpose it is formed with asplit hub 152 and is provided with a bolt by which the hub may he contracted to grip the rod. The upper and lower portions of the rod151 are arranged to slide in bosses 154' formed on the frame. 30. A compression' spring 155 surrounds the rod and is compressed between the upper boss 154 anda collar'156 aliixed to the rod. To prevent the rod from turning about its axis a pinL 157 is alhxed thereto Themember 134 is carried by a`Y in parallel relation to the rod and is arranged to slide in a guide hole formedin the lower boss,154.' l

-As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, a manually movable Vlever y158 is `arranged to operateV against the lower end o-f the rodv 151 to lift the presser-foot from thefwork-support so that a guiding edge of the work may be placed ragainst an end-gage 169 on the work-support 105 (see Figs. 10 and 11). The lever 158 is mounted upon a fulcrum member 159 and is provided with a rod 160 for connecting it with a treadle not shown.

The machine is also provided vwith automaticmechanism for lifting the presser-foot` immediately prior to the work-feeding op!" eration. This mechanism derives its operat- Y ing motion from the mechanism by which the pun ching-tool is operated. As shown in Fig. 4, the lever 103 is formed with an extension 161 at its lower end to receive a pivot pin 162 by which a connection is made vwith a link 163. The forward endV of this link is connected to arocker 164 by a pivot pin 165.

The rocker is mounted upon a fulcrum stud. 166. A camming surface 167 formed on the rocker cooperates with an anti-friction roller Y 'Strip-feeding and severing mechanism As hereinhefore stated, the illustrated machine'is provided with mechanism for feeding a strip of reinforcing material to the hook-settin g mechanism and for severing the strip into individual sections, one for each lacing-hook inserted into theA work. This mechanism, withthe exception of the cutter for severing the strip, is preferably mounted uponthe presserfoot 15() which', for reasons that willappear, is formed with a dovetail groove 170 to receive a correspondingly shaped dovetail portion of a slide-ble block 171 (see Figs. 4, 15 and 16). n This block and 4the parts carried by it are therefore supported by the presser-foot so as to move up and down with the latter, but the dovetail connection ypermits the block to partake of the to-and-.fro movements of the feed-carriage. An articulated operating connection between this block and the feed-carriage causes the block to slide on the presser-foot with strokes of the same length as those imparted to the feedfcarriage. The connection last referred to includes a vertical pin 172 and a smaller block 173 mortised into the block 171 by` means of horizontal tongues and grooves eX` tending at right angles to the. lines of feeding movement imparted to the feed-carriage. The'upper portion of the pin 172 has tele scopic engagement with a sleeve 17 4 formed gufi-ein abracket"seci'i're'd tothe frame lthefeecli-carria'f'ge. The lowerpe'rtin 1175 "of this pin 1s eccentric -in relation vto I the upper portion. Consequently, by turni-ng thepin, a shearing Ypla-te 176 carriedby theblocl:

. 1751- may bead'juste'd toward-'or froma eutme bleek 171 isvform'edf by a 'n arrow-slot 179 in'.the"shearingplate176- The 'cntter177f 'isfaifize'd byA screws 188' to l -.split collar 184"\y"hi' ':"n surrounds tlieplunger 53 and is provided vWitha'sci-ew 185 Yb'ywhich it maybe v'contra'cted tofg'rip the "plunger,

The parts Vare lso "related that `Wliile 'the plunger 53': Vis eiecutingf'its piuic'liingstrle, the cutter f 17 7 'co-operates:`\'ir'it`l1A the" shearing plate 176 vtofseifer` theprojecting'fpi'tion of Uthe "strip 180. VThe fsevre'dj portion 'drops `V-thr'etigh fa reeess186 formed'in the presserfoot' seeFfigf15) and' "lies-upon tliearticle of Work previously placed oir theV punch block 104. ln Figs. 15 and 16,*an article oi Work such as a shoe-upper is indicated at 187 and aisevered section of reinforcing'material is Vindicated at-188.' In cooperating -with the fp'unchsblock 104,the punching-portion 59 4vpassesthroub tlie'severed'piece 188 before CAA "40 f' encountering fthe article of Work 187. Consequently,- when the *work-feeding' Imet'zhani'sm q operates to shi tthe tool 52 yinto registerw'ith ythe khook-supporting member the punch ,ing-'portion 59 carries Ythe"'see'red piece 188 `4:5l iiiith'the Work 187 and Vthereafter guides lthe 4 barrel 37 oi'alacinghook 'through all" the Y materials punched for its reception.

Y The toand-fro motions of the blocl171`in the doyetail groove-V170 in the presser-foot are utilized to lfeed Vthe strip V"of reinforcing material'to the fastener-inserting mechanism. The stripleeding lmechanismV comprises a pair of grippers, by *which thev strip is clamped continu`on'sly,"one a feedroll'190 and theother an idle presser-i011 191. y Both ottheserolls are-madeotmetal. the feedroll 190VV being preferablyv made o1:y hardened 4steelandfhayingv a roughened or nnrledfperipliery. The feed-roll is afiixed to a. shaft or stem 192.journaled`in' a bearing formed .in the'block 171. A ratchet 193 formed on the stem 192 is engaged by an' operating paw] 194' and by' a retaining ylunari-195. The re taining pawlis carried by the'blo'ck 171- vand 'wleaf-springglQ bearsonthe retaining pawl I to maintainrit inf engagementwithfthe rachet.

-Theoperating LpaWl .-194 .is formed .on -a 4:stein 198 which isjournaled in a boss V199Y fformed-on the presser-foot (see Fig. 10). A block 20D-'pinned tolthestem 198 is engaged by aspring-'press'ed plunger `201 projecting upwardly from a socket formed in thepresservvfeet. The'plunger QOltends to turn'the stem 198in the direction indicated by an arrow in Fig. l19 but thefmovement'inthis direction is arrested by a foot 202``formed on the block 1200. For this purpose thepresser-footy isproyvi'ded lWithfa horizontal surface Y208 against Wliihfthefoot -202=abuts Whenthe paWl Y194 Vis" upright asfshown in'Figs. 15, 18and 20.

The pressersroll l'191-is Varranged to maintain upward pressure ofthefstrip 180against the Ieed"'`roll 190. For 'this purpose the presser-roll is journaled infakerfed holder 205' carried by the block 171,`the holder being connected to-the-block-by-a pivot pin v206. Pressure ofthe/'11011191 against the strip 180 is maintained by compression spring-207 arrangedA to Yact'agai-nstthe -holder 205. The Astrip-feeding I mechanism' operates follows,-a`ssurning that theparts-are in their initial' positions asFshoWny inFig. :It is to be observed4 that the 1 feeding V`pawl 194 is disengaged from the`ratchet 193- Aand that`-595 ,l

A'it`isnfia-inta-in'ed in lanupright position by the spring-pressedplungerfQOl (Fig. .19).

Then themachine is'set in operation, the

f plungerf descends thereby causingthe. cut- -ter177- to sever the projecting left-hand por# tion of the strip180, andalsocausing the `-punching`pertion 59 to punchfauhole in the v'severed-.piece andinthe article-of Work-187 lying on thel punch-block 104. The .punching and severing operationsfare followed by upward-movement ofthe presser-foot andV by -eedingmovement of the eedcarriagellO, 112 from right -toleft Since' theblock 171 fis operativelyeonnected to. the `feed-carriage by the pin172fand the sleeve 174, the. block 171-and all the elements carried thereby will rvmove from right -to .leftwithA the Work, but

the presser-foot 150 and the feeding. pawl 194 Will remain stationary, except that the paWl Will be turned in a` counterclockwise Ydire'cti'enbyfthe ratchet 193 as'the latter passes over it (see Fig.Y 16).

' During'V the 'movement oiV the` block 171 from rightA 'to left, rotation of thefeed-roll 1190 ispre'vented bythe retaining"pawlv 195.

Consequentlyg'the"strip 180', being gripped by "the rolls 190 and A191,` will be carriedwith the "Work a distance equal tothev length of vthe Work-feeding stroke 'and 'at 'the same time 'the feeding pawl 194 will slide past one tenth of the ratchet- 193 and engage theV ratchet as shown in'` Fig. 16. :After alacingehook has been inserted and clenched'in. thematerials lythelpresser-foot' 'descends into engageequal to the number `of blades21`3 With which the disk 212 is provided. A segmental flange 226 formed onthe ratchet Wheel is-arranged toY be engaged.'y by.-two adjustingv` screws 227- The exterior ofthe sleeve 224 also furnishes a bearingfor the hub portion ofan oscillator)7 pawl-carrier228.` An operating -pa-Wl 229 1s 152 mountedfon Ya pivot pin 230 carried by the carrier 228 and is vprovided with a square lug 2,31 arranged to cooperate With the teeth of the ratchet-Wheel. A compression spring 232 carried by the member 228 andA bearing' against the paWl 229 maintains the lug 231 normallyy in engagement with the ratchetwheelas shown in Fig-. 24.Y

The teeth of the ratchet-Wheel are-separated from each otherY by square notches 233 of s a'width equal tothel thickness of the lug 231 so tha-twhen `the lug is in the-actor driving the ratchet-Wheel it will Vcontrol the rotation thereof positively and thereby prevent overrunning of the disk 212 when the pawl 39-^ reaches thelimit of its operating stroke.

rlhe paWl-carrier228 isv formed with' an arm 234 bywhichit is oscillated. Operating motion ofthe pawl-carrier is derived from an eccentric Wrist-pin 235'carried by an arm 236' x'aixed to a continuously rotating shaft 237'.

The operating connectionbetween thel wristpin 235 and the arm 234 islformed by an eX- tensible linkA comprising two tongue-andgroove parts 2 38and 239 (Figs. 25 and 26) oand a tension spring 240A connecting said parts. y Fig. 25 shows Ythe connecting linik asY drawn out to an abnormal-length, whereas under normal `conditions they vspring 240 Y maintainsthe lug 241`ofrtlie part 239 aga-inst 4ftheabutment 242 formedon Athe part 238.

The part' 239 o theeXtensiblelinkfis-connected tothe arm234-by apivot pin 243. I f, While the mechanism is 'operatingnan obstruction prevents' rotation of the vdisk 212 the 59'operating /motion of the Wrist-ping235 fwilll" be' dissipated in distension of the extensible link so that the disk Will not be forced to undergo any stress so .severe as to cause. damage of the parts.

* Y'Iheerad'i'us ofthe-are through Whichfthe pivot pin 243 travels is considerably; greater than theradius of thec'ircle in. which the Wristspin 235 r travels.- Consequently, although Jche Wrist-pin travels at a uniform rate 69 niispeed the operating. pawln229is caused to,

move to and fro Witlrmotions that are initial-y ly slow but which the gradually accelera-tive through. the. first half lof-the ran-ge of travel..

and which diminish, in speed;` tothe terminal;

a Y'limits-,of thestrokes.: Thusgthedsk-.Q 12: also begins andfendsoaohfstep-@1t-rotation at slowv speed',' although; the` intermediate. .stages of; .eaehstepare firstaccelerative and then de-- celerative. Moreover, as hereinbefore.-stated, overrunning of thedisk. 2.1.2. ,is prevented, .by thev square, notches-233 ;into.whi.ch theA lug; 231 of the drivinggpawl projects during the; driving. periods, and itfiszto be observed .that the disk. 21:2. sbloughtto a. state. of .rest posi:i tively byy `the.-.operating pawl While tho 111g 2 3Ls .seatedin ono. of: the. notches., Y Y Afterf'the completionof each operatingjv strokeof the pawls and .while the disk212wisf stationary., welll-$23.1.: sslttod .outrof its notch. 2.33. by a rotary lelement.24.4. .Carr'ody si. by thothe-shaftx237.: ,Asshown in Figs.. 2l;` and24, theelement mais ahoss formed oaths hub-.of the arm 236, .Y extension fofftho. pawl 2.29.1ss-inthe-.nath ofrotaton of; the boss .ZLaandthaboss issospositioned asilo. dserlgagn` the lug 231. at'the instant when V.the wrstfpin 23.5. .roaches the neutral-.oe dead, conter position. snownfin 2,1. i The. 2451: has snfoent, Cronmtorentnt length. to maintain. thelng outoffongsgement with theratohetnntl. thelugihesboensmovodouwf register wth the notch. Thereattorthe; lug, 2.31z ridesqblnk. .over the next ,too,th of, the ratchet and eventually-.dropsinte .therient-lv noteh as-.shownin Eig, r

Atranf of meehanism for dnivingxthsshaftf 23T-.comprises an.. intornalfgoer246z .affixed to., saidiishaft, .a pinion 24,7? afIXed-to .1 :ou.n.t.o r shafgtv24 8(lfig.1l), ,a pulley 249; also-,s a, i;xed.I to; .the oountershaftnnd a belt 250-arrenged. to: run om the pulleyf219iand onz a, pulley 251'-, Carried Yby the fcontanously-rotatngidrivingz, member 3210fth0x dumb,... f i

TheA lacing-hooks delivered .tothe raceway 2111l are arrangedthereomas illustrated inA Fig@ 27.. and. are, prevented from beingdis.

.lodgedby a guardstrp 252e arranged to. enf; flags., oratleastlie olosetmthe barrelsof tho 1 .allel guiding stripsl25'51 extend from the'v ar` resting member 253-; the .point at Which theA lacing-hooks. are transferred tothe hook-sup. i porting member ,50, 1saidi-stripsforming a. channe126 through- Which the neck 38 of a f lacing-hook mayapass whlethemargins of the guiding; stripsssunpovt; the-Y. hookby en-x 1 gagement with the base or ilallgefformed las. Y

at the larger end of the barrel 37 Moreover, the channel256 extends at rightfalngles to the delivery end of the raceway strip 211.

The arresting member 253 is mounted on a fixture 257 to which it is connected by a pivot member 258. A compression'spring 259 normally'maintains the member 253 inthe position` shown, but when the 'transferring member 254'is moved to transfer a hook from' the member 253 t-othehook-supporting member 50 it engages the back of the neck-'38 of the' ward the arresting membery by a`wedge` shaped finger 260 which overlies the raceway standing lbarrels 37 of thehooks. The

straight edge 261 ofthe finger `260 entendsy squarely across the'path of the barrels of the lacing-hooks and lits Afunctionfi's to'arrest the second lacing-hook of the series and those behind-it while the oblique edge of the finger is operating with a wedging eect uponthe barrel of the foremost lacing-hook to propel the latter tothe arresting member 253i The finger 260 and the transferring member 254 are arranged to be reciprocated horizontally in parallel linesby mechanism' 'now to' be described. y

i The transferring meniber lpreferably Y a plunger of rectangularlcross-section as `shown in Fig. 13, but the-finger 260 is apart affixed to the forward end'. of a plunger262 ofl similar cross-section.` These two plungers are arranged in slides ,263" and `264 respectively, the slides being `arranged in a station- 'ary guide 287 with which they have tongueand groove connection. The two,l plungers and the two slides by which they arefcarried are telescopically related to permit the plungers to yield in theevent that-:their forward movements are obstructedwhen the slides 263 and 264 are advancedt4 Eachv plunger is bored to provide a. socket .forithe reception of a. compression spring 265.@ Referringto Fig.V 1.1, the right-hand end ofv each compres- 'sion spring bears against its plunger while the left-hand end is seated against the corre-- sponding slide. Lugs 266 and 267 carried respectively by the plungers are 'arranged in slots 268 and 269 formed inthe slides toestablish the normal relation of the plungers andk the slides but the slots permit the slides to advance whenever the plungers` are arrested.

-Motion for operatin g both the transferring member 254 and-theseparating and feeding member 260 is derived from thefcamv 43 "andr is modified to suit their individual requirements f by mechanism shown best in Fig. 6. It should beV stated that the cooperation of these two devices requires one of them to advance while the other is being retracted and vice' versa. f It should also be stated that the range of travel required ofthe transferring member 254 is relatively long whereas that required of the member 260 should be relatively short. These conditions Vcreate mechanical problems incidental to utilizing one cam to opera-te both of these devices 4but the mechanism illustrated in Figs. 6 and 10 fulfills theY requirements above setforth.

Referring to Fig. 6, the cam 43 operates a forked lever 270 mounted upon the fulcrum rod 86. preferably connectedby a bracing device indicated as a whole 271-to maintain the branches of the leve: rigidly at the required distance apart. A link 272 is connected to the lever 270 by a pivot stud 273 and the other end of thislink is connected by a pivot mem? ber 274 to a lever 275 of the first order. .The choice of a lever of the first order is due to the fact that the lever 275 is utilized-to furnish a relatively short range of motionto ythe wedge-shaped member 260. A lever 276 off the third order is provided to operate theA transferring member 254, the choice' in this' case being due to the fact that the member 254 requires a range.

The lever 275 is mounted upon a fulcrumv stud 277 raffixed to the frame 30. The upper end of this lever is forked and embraces'a rectangular block 278 carried by the slide 264` and connected thereto by a pivot pin 279.

` The lever 276 is mounted upon an eccentric j portion of a fnlcrum stud280 mountedin the frame 30 and provided with'a slot to receive the tip of a screw-driver whereby it maybe adjusted rotativelyto regulate the rinitial position of the transferring member 254.' y

The fulcruin stud 280 is provided with a screw-thread and with a nut 281 by which it may be clamped t0 the frame 30 in anyposition of adjustment.

Operating motion is communicated to the g lever 27 6 by a link 282, one end offwhich is .Y

connected to the lever by a pivot pin 283 and the other end of which is connected to the link 272 by a pivot pin 284. The upper end of the lever 276 is forked and embraces a rectangular block 285 carried by the slide 263 and con-f nect-ed thereto by a pivot pin 286. Thus,

while the motions ofthe links 272 an d 282 are 'coeXtensive the resultant motions communicated tothe respective hook-engaging mem-V The lower ends of this lever are' motion of relatively longv bers 254and 260 are long for the one and short for the other by reason of transmitting the motion forv one by a lever of thethird order and the met-ion for the otherby a lever of the first order. Moreover, the combina- 

